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Generally speaking, especially and specially both mean ‘particularly’. Especially and specially are adverbs. Specially, is an adverb that is used to tell you something serves…

When we use ‘above’ as a preposition, it means ‘higher than’. Its meaning is close to that of the preposition over. The words ‘above’ and…

Disinterested means “without a vested interest.” Uninterested means “not showing interest.” The words disinterested and uninterested are sometimes used as if they have the same…

The English language is filled with a difficult and puzzling type of words. One of the types of words is homophones that are pronounced the…

Homophones sound the same but are spelled differently. The words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’ are homonyms that are pronounced exactly similar, but they are spelled differently…

Direct and indirect speech can be a source of confusion for English learners. In a direct speech, we use inverted commas to highlight the exact…

Desert and dessert are two commonly confused words in the English language. They often look alike, but there is a slight difference in their spelling,…

The adjectives childish and childlike both refer to the characteristics of a child—but generally not to the same characteristics. The words childish and childlike, are…

Syntax implies the set of rules that define the way in which words and phrases are organized, to make coherent sentences. On the other hand,…

A formal writing style is one that is used for business, legal or professional purposes. It is used when writing for academic, professional, and legal…

The conjunctions used to join independent clauses in compound sentences are coordinating conjunctions. The most common coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet,…

While both similes and metaphors are used to make comparisons, the difference between similes and metaphors comes down to a word. No form of poetry…